Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India

Marine algal flora from some localiities of south Tamil Nadu Coast.

Volume 26 Issue 1&2

N. Kaliaperumal and G. Pandian

Abstract

Marine algae were collected from six localities along south Tamil Nadu Coast namely Tuticorin, Manapad, Tiruchendur, Idinthakarai, Kovalam and Muttam. Maximum number of 56 algal species at Tuticorin and minimum number of 25 species at Muttam were recorded. Totally 98 algae belonging to the groups Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta, Rhodophyta and Cyanophyta were recorded from these six places. The red algae occurred more in number than other algae in all these places.

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